SF Dispatch 9/12/25
Welcome to the SF Dispatch, a daily newsletter round-up to save you some time catching up on the latest headlines from billionaire funded to independent news.
## _🌁_ Featured News
YIMBY rally gets testy ahead of vote on S.F. upzoning planMayor Daniel Lurie was shouted down at first and heckling continued throughout the rally. Up next, the Planning Commission meetingMission LocalIo Yeh Gilman
“Hold on, hold on everybody,” Lurie said. “My question is, can I speak? And then we hear from you? Because this is a country that right now is experiencing division. I would love to have a respectful conversation.” “Oh, for fuck’s sake,” someone in the crowd responded.
S.F. starts strip searching jail inmates after they visit with attorneysOver the past few weeks, San Francisco sheriff’s deputies have begun routinely strip searching inmates after they meet with their attorneys.Mission LocalAbigail Vân Neely
Angela Chan, the city’s assistant chief public defender, said a number of her office’s clients have already turned down legal visits. The practice, she said, would likely have a “disproportionate impact” on women, transgender people and people who have experienced sexual assault.
How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It | KQEDICE’s reach may get even wider due to a new partnership with a spyware company. But there have always been tools at the immigration agency’s disposal. KQED speaks to privacy advocates on what people should know about ICE’s access to their personal data.KQEDNisa Khan
California has more robust legal protections around this technology than other states. Police officers in the state are prohibited from pairing footage from their body cameras with facial recognition technology, and cities like San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley have also banned the use of facial recognition technology by city agencies. San Francisco’s police department has nonetheless attempted to circumvent the ban, according to an investigation by __The Washington Post__.
At S.F. immigration court, mother of 8-month-old narrowly avoids detentionWhen a DHS attorney tried to dismiss the woman’s asylum case, her husband and eight-month-old daughter were just outside the courtroom doors.Mission LocalMargaret Kadifa
The Guatemalan woman had a baby that she was still breastfeeding, the lawyer told the officer. Is there an alternative to arrest and detention that we can come up with? she asked. The ICE officer looked at the Mission Local reporter and at volunteer court observers also standing in the hallway and asked to speak with the lawyer privately, around the corner in the elevator bank. The two began to walk down the hallway towards the elevator. The remaining ICE officers, all men, told Mission Local not to follow. Go back inside the courtroom, they said. Don’t “loiter” in the hallway.
## _📰_ Local Headlines
**City Hall**
State gives crucial OK to SF’s plan to juice home building
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YIMBY rally gets testy ahead of vote on upzoning plan
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San Francisco mayor's ‘Family Zoning Plan' met with strong opposition
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War over Lurie upzoning plan officially starts after first key approval
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Mayor Lurie’s ‘family zoning’ housing plan wins its first major approval
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**Politics**
Does It Matter That Charlie Kirk Joked About the Attack on Paul Pelosi, Said 'Patriot' Should Bail Out Attacker?
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Burning Man murder victim’s father asks Trump to get involved
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CA legislators adopt various LGBTQ bills
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**Criminal Justice**
Will Newsom make a big move on death sentences before he leaves office?
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S.F. starts strip searching inmates after they visit attorneys
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**Public Safety**
Man Stabbed On Ocean Avenue And J. Serra Boulevard Dies From Injuries
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Attempted Robbery at Oakland Pawn Shop Leads to Shootout With Staff, Two Suspects Killed
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Man fatally stabbed near busy San Francisco interesection
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Man Fatally Stabbed at Busy Intersection Near Balboa Terrace Elementary School
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Universities hosting Charlie Kirk expected crowds and protesters. At Utah Valley, a shooter arrived
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SF crime is down overall. So why is it surging in this one district?
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**Immigration**
Q&A: ‘In the Red’ filmmaker on Bay Area youth changing their lives by saving lives
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Latino Communities Contend with the Mental Health Toll of Increased Immigration Enforcement
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Bad Bunny says fear of ICE raids led him to skip U.S. tour dates
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At S.F. immigration court, mother of 8-month-old narrowly avoids detention
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California lawmakers pass ban on ICE officers wearing masks
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South Koreans detained in U.S. immigration raid arrive back home to applause and protests
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How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It
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**Business**
Cannabis company Eaze survived bankruptcy. Now it’s opened its first S.F. store
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Downtown’s only thriving mall is getting a massive indoor-outdoor taproom
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**Housing**
First adult LGBTQ shelter in U.S., Jazzie’s Place, to nearly triple in size
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A dreamy expanse of San Francisco, available for a song. There’s just one catch
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A critical fund for housing almost died. Now it comes with a major caveat
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**Environment**
California Lawmakers Reach Last-Minute Deals on Climate, Energy
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Newsom strikes climate deal extending California cap and trade, boosting oil production
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Newsom’s bid to fast-track delta tunnel stalls again
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S.F. could hit 90 degrees next week. These days will be the hottest
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Drive a Hybrid or EV? Your Solo Carpool Lane Access Ends This Month
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**Health**
Thursday Morning What's Up: Kaiser Makes COVID Vaccine Available to All
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HIV care bills sent to CA Governor Newsom
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Millions of Californians at risk of losing Medi-Cal coverage as rules tighten
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**Education**
School officials failed to intervene before alleged rape at Bay Area school, lawsuit says
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Controversial California Bill to Combat Antisemitism in Schools Races Against Legislative Clock
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UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
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**Opinion**
From the Editor: Fraudulent Letter to the Editor
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Liberals are already forgetting Charlie Kirk
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**Arts and Events**
Live a little at these 11 fall concerts💯🎤
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Under the Stars: Superlative locals Umbrellas, Fake Fruit, Now take the SFMOMA roof
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Mark Rennie, lawyer and club impresario known as S.F. nightlife’s ‘Batman,’ dies at 76
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Releases Full 2025 Lineup, With Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Samara Joy, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Queer Indie Pop Artist Fedge Debuts New Single at Castro’s Lobby Bar
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Buttons On! for DIFFA Fundraiser for UCSF’s Ward 86 HIV/AIDS Clinic to Be Held on September 13
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Building a better influencer trap
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$4.1 million tree house playground opens at S.F.’s Stern Grove after yearlong renovation
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Sister Dana sez, “Happy LEATHER MONTH…”
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Babylon: Space and Safety as Imagined by Sex Workers at Queer Arts Featured
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Excerpts From Three New Novels Inspired by San Francisco and The Grubstake Diner
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'Shucked' at the Curran Is a Pun-a-Minute, Corn-y Good Time
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‘9 to 5: The Musical’ at the Victoria Theatre Works All Day as a Screwball 1980s Nostalgia Romp
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Cake lovers unite: Massive Bay Area cake party to return
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Empire music celebrates 15 years with star-studded free show at Civic Center in San Francisco
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‘Accessible adventure’ comes to newest SF waterfront park
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**Sports**
Where to Watch the WNBA Playoffs in the San Francisco Bay Area: Online, on TV and at Bars
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Valkyries Final Game Tonight Determines Who They Play in the Playoffs, and the Game’s on KPIX
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Day Around the Bay: Uh-Oh, Brock Purdy Is Injured, Could Be Out for Up to Five Weeks
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The Valkyries are playoff-bound: Bracket, game times, tickets, and more
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Meet the Valkyries’ DJs Whose Job Is to Make Ballhalla Go Wild
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49ers vs. Saints: The Standard's 5 fast predictions
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**Miscellaneous**
Coming Soon: Best Cheese of the Americas
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For $12.5M, you can buy a palatial home on SF’s most exclusive street
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BART Board Does Some Grilling, Managers Give Some Explanation About Last Week's Systemwide Meltdown
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Father of Man Killed at Burning Man Implores Trump and FBI to Intervene in Homicide Investigation
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Photos: San Francisco mansion in city’s only gated community lists for $12.5M
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